The child’s stool reflects the child’s nutritional absorption, growth and development, physical health, and parents are concerned. First of all, let’s take a look at the normal stools of infants and children of different ages 【Newborn fetal stool】 Occurrence time: 12 hours after birth, usually within 3-4 days. Normal fetal stool: dark green, sticky, no odor. Frequency of defecation: 3-5 times a day for 3-4 days Abnormalities: no elimination of fetal stool for more than 24 hours. Breastfed baby stool] Occurrence time: 5 days after birth to 6 months before adding complementary foods Normal stool: golden yellow, occasionally light green; muddy, some mixed with milk flaps (small white particles), sour taste. The number of bowel movements: 5-6, or even 10 times a day, when the baby appears to save belly can also be 5 to 8 days once. The baby’s stool is fed with milk powder] Occurrence time: 5 days after birth to 6 months before the addition of complementary foods Normal stool: light yellow, yellow-brown or gray; formed paste; milk flap, smelly. Normal stool: between breast-feeding and formula-feeding Frequency of bowel movements: 1-6 times a day [Feeding baby stool] Occurrence: between 6 months and 1 year Normal stool: yellow or brown, can also be the color of the added food; occasionally see undigested food particles; with Odor. The number of bowel movements: 1-4 times a day [for babies who eat normally] Occurrence: after 1 year Normal stool: dark yellow or brown; formed strips, occasionally undigested food; odor is worse than before Number of bowel movements: 1-3 times a day Special reminder: if your baby is breastfed and is in good spirits, eats milk normally, and has normal weight gain, then 11-12 times a day is not diarrhea. A child who is sick will have abnormal stools. The condition of the stool provides clues for the judgment of some diseases and helps doctors to judge and treat them correctly. Therefore, it is important for parents to be aware of abnormal stools. [Green stool]: Overfeeding or hunger, added green leafy vegetables, iron-containing food, etc., the child’s stool is green. Green foamy stools, which are more common, are usually inadequately digested. This is because the intestinal tract of infants and children is immature, and the breast milk or formula they eat cannot be fully digested and absorbed. In a small percentage of children, there may be food allergies. Green watery stools may be related to cold and flu. Solutions: 1. Adjust the amount of milk The baby’s green foamy stool and increased vomiting may be caused by too much feeding, which can be improved by adjusting the amount of milk appropriately. If the green stool is caused by hunger, increase the amount of milk if the feeding is insufficient. 2, massage the abdomen child lying flat on the bed, parents should first wash warm hands, with the four fingers of one hand or palm, placed on the child’s abdomen, the umbilicus as the center of the massage in a circle. Massage clockwise and counterclockwise 20-30 times each, 1-2 times a day, adhere to 1 month. (Massage abdomen schematic, from the network) It should be noted that: 1 hour after the child’s milk massage, just full or when the child is hungry is not suitable for massage; massage to pay attention to the room temperature above 22 degrees, to keep the child warm, to prevent cold. 3, plus the use of intestinal probiotics Mamma Love or Gold Diflucan, etc., are the normal intestinal flora, can improve the child’s digestion. It should be noted that: probiotics, to be brewed with warm water below 40 ℃, can be taken with milk, milk powder, juice, but also with supplementary food. If you take antibiotics, take them 2 hours apart from antibiotics to prevent antibiotics from killing probiotics and failing to achieve the effect. 4, check lactose intolerance If your child has diarrhea as soon as he eats breast milk or formula, and there is no blood in the stool, eczema, etc., it may be lactose intolerance related. Infants and children have normal stool tests. It is recommended to give the infant 12 bags of lactase before breastfeeding. If you must add powdered formula, use lactose-free powdered formula. Watery stools]: egg-flake soup-like or watery stools may have intestinal infection, be alert to bacterial or rotavirus enteritis (fall diarrhea). Solutions: 1, stool tests should be taken as soon as possible stool specimens in a small plastic box or plastic wrap, 1-2 hours to the hospital for examination. To do “stool routine + occult blood”, “rotavirus antigen” test. 2, rotavirus enteritis, also known as autumn diarrhea, children first appear fever and vomiting, then diarrhea, mostly dilute watery stools. No special medication, prevention and treatment of dehydration is extremely important, in addition to feeding water, oral rehydration salts are also commonly used to replenish fluids, plus the use of probiotics can shorten the course of the disease, the entire course of 5-7 days. Blood in the stool]: Blood mixed in the stool is usually related to food allergies and intestinal infections. Blood on the surface of the stool, possibly anal fissure. If the child cries severely at the same time, consider intussusception. Solutions: 1. Stool tests reveal more red blood cells and a few or no white blood cells, indicating intestinal damage and possibly food allergies, which are more common in small infants with milk protein allergies. If the stool routine test can see red blood cells, if there are also a large number of white blood cells, it means that the intestinal tract is infected and needs to be treated under the guidance of a doctor. 2, check the anal fissure 3, intussusception is an emergency, if the child appears violent crying, and does not allow adults to press the abdomen, you should go to the hospital [mixed with milk flap stool]: stool mixed with milk flap is very normal. If you are overfeeding and have more milk than your baby can digest, there will be milk flaps in your stool. Solutions: 1. Adjust the amount of milk For formula-fed babies, follow the instructions to brew, do not over-brew the formula, do not add supplemental foods for babies within 6 months, and do not drink pasteurized milk for children under 2 years old. 2, massage the abdomen child lying flat on the bed, parents should first wash warm hands, with the four fingers of one hand or palm, placed on the child’s abdomen, the umbilicus as the center of the massage in a circle. Massage clockwise 20-30 times, do 1-2 times a day, adhere to 1 month. It should be noted that: 1 hour after the child’s milk massage, just full or when the child is hungry is not suitable for massage; massage to pay attention to the room temperature above 22 degrees, to keep the child warm, to prevent cold.